Each week, our colleagues at Westlaw feature interesting materials, documents and videos from high profile cases in the United States. The summaries of that content are available for viewing by clicking High Profile Cases, Courtroom Videos & Trial Docs, under the heading of What’s New on Westlaw. Login is required after clicking on the Westlaw link provided in the summary of each case.
Here’s a look at some of the newest High Profile content now featured on Westlaw, as of Jan. 18, 2010. Again, this High Profile content – with expert analysis and editorial enhancements – is available to Westlaw subscribers, after login:
Civil
Lisker v. City of Los Angeles (C.D. Cal.) – Man wrongfully convicted of killing his mother, freed after 26 years in prison, says L.A. detectives framed him. (2009 WL 5003761 Complaint)
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bank of America Corp. (S.D.N.Y.) – SEC alleges Bank of America failed to disclose billions of dollars in financial losses at Merrill Lynch prior to the shareholder vote to approve a merger between the two companies (2010 WL 93101 Complaint)
Perry v. Schwarzenegger (N.D. Cal.) – Civil rights trial over California’s ban on same-sex marriage underway (2010 WL 1490740 Complaint)
Video
Varnum v. Brien (Iowa) – In a 7-0 ruling, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a state law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman violated the Iowa State Constitution (2008 WL 5454171 Video and Transcript, Oral Argument 763 N.W.2d 862 Opinion 2008 WL 5156764 Final Replay Brief of Plaintiff Appellees 2008 WL 5156763 Final Amended Replay Brief of Defendant Appellant)
Once again, to see what new High Profile content is available on Westlaw, without having to login, you can go to westlaw.com and click High Profile Cases, Courtroom Videos & Trial Docs, under the heading of What’s New on Westlaw. However, login is required after clicking on the Westlaw link provided in the summary of each high profile case.
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